Bethlehem

In ‘Shuffle Off to Bethlehem,’ chapter 8 of Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman argues that television preachers have warped modern religion into another cheap form of entertainment. In support of his argument he makes the following three points: that the medium of television is inherently secular and therefore cannot properly convey religious messages; that television preachers must change their dogma for the sake of ratings; and that official places of worship create a better atmosphere…

The Closing of the Bethlehem Steel The early 1980’s was a hard time for the working class of the city of Allentown. The closing of the Bethlehem Steel and other factories left a variety of individuals jobless and depressed. Residents knew that they had to leave the town, but they were still holding on to the glory that their parents were able to achieve there. The singer Billy Joel, in his song “Allentown” describes the struggle of the high unemployment rate, useless diplomas in the competitive…

A quick glance into Joan Didion’s life would put readers under the assumption that she identifies as a standard second-wave feminist. A prominent female writer in the 1960s, Didion had initially left me drawing connections to the likes of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. Even her stern gaze present on book covers and articles seems to give off a sense of feminine mystique. But after careful venture into her work, it is my understanding that while feminism plays a role in what Didion tackles as…

“Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, is an essay by an author named Joan Didion, she talked about the changes in her hometown Sacramento, and the history throughout California. To Didion, the Sacramento Valley was a place full of history and family. She writes about the changes of the land, water, city life’s, her childhood memories. And she also included narratives of a time, a place and gave another person perspectives. It is important to know about the background on where and how the place you grew…

ones meaning in life. The truth comes inside a individual as he or she experiences life. In Matt Reese’s novel “ the Collaborator of Bethlehem” Character Omar Yussef is on the journey to find the truth of not only his life but the truth of the real collaborator. Through characters Reese conveys the importance of leaving a positive legacy on the world. In Bethlehem the idea of a lasting legacy is skewed by the corruption and the violence of the government. There is a negative legacy being…

Every Monday and Wednesday, my afternoons are spent on the 900 block of West Union Blvd in West Bethlehem, PA. However, to be more specific the location of my field experience is Nitschmann Middle School. The school is located in the westside of the city of Bethlehem which tends to be a little more suburban in comparison to the rest of the Bethlehem Area School District. Certainly, after school there are some students that do not travel far to get to school, some houses are seconds away from the…

The Didache is a collection of early Christian teachings that outlines a variety of Christian practices. It was written as a result of Christianity’s urge to establish and differentiate itself amongst other popular and threatening religious groups such as Gnosticism and Marcionism during the second century. The purpose of the Didache is to guide in the process of standardizing and regulating church leadership and methods of worship. Subsequently after Jesus’ crucifixion, the prevalent notion…

workers about their tasks in order to increase productivity. Management should select the right man for the right job, record the time and then identify the quickest method recorded. Taylor used a practical example to explain scientific management in Bethlehem Steel Company where the job was to handle a pig iron. The work was done by workers without any equipment. A worker who carried the pig-iron had to bend down, pick up a pig weighing about 92 pounds, then walked for a few feet and lastly…

introduction Bethlehem Steel Corporation, timeline, facts and SWOT analysis of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The data was limited as the business grew in the older times. The data is taken mainly from books and news articles. Recommendation that could improve the situation of Bethlehem Steel Corporation has been given in the end. INTRODUCTION In 1904, the Bethlehem Steel Corporation (also known as Bethlehem Steel) was a steel as well as shipbuilding company started. The Bethlehem Steel…

towns, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and Bethlehem, New York, their assumptions would quickly be proven wrong because of the varying differences of these towns. Among these differences are the environments of the towns, as well as the effect of technology on the two contrasting communities. Bethlehem is a rural community that resembles a town of the past, while Bensalem is a suburban township that represents the modern standard of a society. The idyllic town of Bethlehem, New York, is seemingly…